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HASC Announces FY ’21 NDAA Markup Delayed Due to COVID-19

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, March 30th, 2020

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HASC Announces FY ’21 NDAA Markup Delayed Due to COVID-19

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup will be delayed as the United States issues more guidelines to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. HASC Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said March 30 that the committee has postponed the FY ’21 NDAA markup, originally scheduled for April 30. The postponement follows President Trump’s announcement Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was extending social distancing measures from an initial 15-day recommendation to 30 days.…

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